Most weeks on Big Brother are crazy, but after the endurance HoH competition, week 3 seems fairly easy to map out. There are a limited number of possibilities, and since sides are being formed, mostly around the battle between Matt and Rachel, there isn't much wiggle room.

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Matt won HoH and he nominated Andrew and Kathy, just as he said he would last week and just as he promised Ragan at the end of the HoH competition. However, part 2 of the plan involves backdooring Brendon or Rachel.

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Shortly after nominations the players for the PoV were chosen. Joining the HoH and nominees are Lane, Brendon and Rachel. Both members of the power couple get to play? That smells fishy. Now I see three possibilities:

Andrew, Kathy or Matt wins PoV

No matter what, if Brendon or Rachel is backdoored, they'll know it was Matt's plan all along. At least if one of these three win, the blame stays squarely on Matt, which it is already, so there's no additional blame.

Brendon or Rachel wins PoV

This is the worst case scenario for Matt, because they know they'd be backdoored, so they would simply keep the nominations the same and keep themselves safe. In this case, Kathy probably goes home because she's a weak player.

Lane wins the PoV

This is very dangerous. He could still definitely backdoor Brendon or Rachel, but the Brigade might be exposed. At the very least, Lane would become a huge target because it would be obvious that he is aligned with Matt.


Stay tuned for the Power of Veto competition and ceremony to find out if Operation: Backdoor Brenchel goes into effect.


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